5. Kumārapetavatthu

453. Accherarūpaṃ sugatassa ñāṇaṃ, satthā yathā puggalaṃ byākāsi;

ussannapuññāpi bhavanti heke, parittapuññāpi bhavanti heke.

454. Ayaṃ kumāro sīvathikāya chaḍḍito, aṅguṭṭhasnehena yāpeti rattiṃ;

na yakkhabhūtā na sarīsapā [siriṃsapā (sī. syā. pī.)] vā, viheṭhayeyyuṃ katapuññaṃ kumāraṃ.

455. Sunakhāpimassa palihiṃsu pāde, dhaṅkā siṅgālā [sigālā (sī. syā. pī.)] parivattayanti;

gabbhāsayaṃ pakkhigaṇā haranti, kākā pana akkhimalaṃ haranti.

456. Nayimassa [na imassa (syā.), nimassa (ka.)] rakkhaṃ vidahiṃsu keci, na osadhaṃ sāsapadhūpanaṃ vā;

nakkhattayogampi na aggahesuṃ [na uggahesuṃ (ka.)], na sabbadhaññānipi ākiriṃsu.

457. Etādisaṃ uttamakicchapattaṃ, rattābhataṃ sīvathikāya chaḍḍitaṃ;

nonītapiṇḍaṃva pavedhamānaṃ, sasaṃsayaṃ jīvitasāvasesaṃ.

458. Tamaddasā devamanussapūjito, disvā ca taṃ byākari bhūripañño;

“ayaṃ kumāro nagarassimassa, aggakuliko bhavissati bhogato ca” [bhogavā ca (syā. ka.)];

459. “kissa [kiṃ’sa (?)] Vataṃ kiṃ pana brahmacariyaṃ, kissa suciṇṇassa ayaṃ vipāko;

etādisaṃ byasanaṃ pāpuṇitvā, taṃ tādisaṃ paccanubhossatiddhin”ti.

460. Buddhapamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa, pūjaṃ akāsi janatā uḷāraṃ;

tatrassa cittassahu aññathattaṃ, vācaṃ abhāsi pharusaṃ asabbhaṃ.

461. So taṃ vitakkaṃ pavinodayitvā, pītiṃ pasādaṃ paṭiladdhā pacchā;

tathāgataṃ jetavane vasantaṃ, yāguyā upaṭṭhāsi sattarattaṃ.

462. Tassa [taṃ’sa (?)] Vataṃ taṃ pana brahmacariyaṃ, tassa suciṇṇassa ayaṃ vipāko;

etādisaṃ byasanaṃ pāpuṇitvā, taṃ tādisaṃ paccanubhossatiddhiṃ.

463. Ṭhatvāna so vassasataṃ idheva, sabbehi kāmehi samaṅgibhūto;

kāyassa bhedā abhisamparāyaṃ, sahabyataṃ gacchati vāsavassāti.

Kumārapetavatthu pañcamaṃ.